New rules would change how Alameda County allots a nine-figure revenue source. Berkeley, which runs its own health agency, may feel the effects differently.
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One-of-a-kind Berkeley mental health program closed since August
Bonita House Inc. runs the county’s only facility dedicated to inpatient treatment for people with both mental health diagnoses and substance abuse issues. The organization hopes to reopen in February or March.
Berkeley’s mental health crisis team has taken more than 150 calls since Sept. 5
The crisis team still has not hired enough staff to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week as the operators have said they intend.
Southwest Berkeley 1-year-old sickened by meth, police say
Police said they did not suspect anything amiss until a hospital toxicology test showed drugs in the child’s urine.
Berkeley students aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses say ‘don’t do drugs’ won’t cut it
A Berkeley High student group’s harm-reduction campaign prioritizes placing FentCheck strips in school and increasing access to education.
Move to decriminalize LSD in Berkeley under discussion
While other cities have softened restrictions on psychedelics, Berkeley would be the first to decriminalize the synthetic hallucinogen.
Berkeley man charged with dealing fentanyl, meth, cocaine in San Francisco Tenderloin
He had just been placed on probation in Alameda County in April after a drug sales case last year.
Crime roundup: Carjacking at BART, shooting suspect charged, $50K reward offered in cold case murder
Berkeley native Tobias Eagle was just 30 years old when he was fatally shot in his backyard on Blake Street. Detectives are still trying to solve the case.
Man hit with 5 felony charges linked to drug sales, loaded gun
He had a “large quantity” of contraband including the gun and 68 grams of methamphetamine, according to police and court records.
Crime roundup: Ghost guns, felony assault with metal can, armed robbery
Police seized several more ghost guns in recent weeks, along with 10 ounces of cocaine and nearly $7,000 cash discovered after a shoplifting call at REI.
Police: Man with assault rifle arrested after gunfire at 62nd and King streets
“It’s just unreal what that one block has had to go through,” said South Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett.
Berkeley traffic stops net guns, drugs; 3 arrested
Berkeley police have confiscated more than 80 guns this year.